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[nicolas]

Hello to everyone !


after a long time of thinking I finaly take the courage to build my first HTPC

my biggest reason for building the HTPC was that I would like to have all of my music on one device with quick access and easy handling
now, in this topic I would show you guys how far I come till today

the components I chose :

Case: origenAE S21T
Mainboard: ASUS P5E
CPU: Intel E6550
CPU Cooler: ichbinleise Frost Tower
RAM: 2GB
Power: Silverstone 300 Watt ( fanless )
Audio: X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI
Graphics: Asus Geforce 8600 Silent ( fanless )
HDD: Samsung 750 GB
TV Card: ....comming soon !








the hole assembling went easier than I had expected the only thing that went wrong was that I had to remove one of the casefans on the bottom of the case because it blocked the SATA ports on the mainboard for the HDD drives




not very professionally,but it works ! I used some wire to keep the casefan in his new place




the rest of the hardware makes no trouble




in the beginning I was very afraid if I can get the touchscreen to work, but somehow I made it,it works perfect and looks excellent














so,that's what I have done so far, there are only some software problems ( I think ! ) that I have to fix and I plan to install a TV Card for HDTV

 

[kingnubian]

Wicked Case!!!!

 

[jaminben]

Silly question, but what skin are using with MP.

Cheers

 

[nicolas]

you can use everyone you like !

or if you mean what skin I am using,it is the wonderful Project Mayhem III skin

 

[Pirax]

Pretty Expensive Case

For anyone who wants more information:

Origen AE S21T

 

[mironicus]

1000 Euro for this case alone? You little show-off!

 

[luksmann]

Your case is more expensive than my whole htpc - makes me jealous

greets, luksmann

 

[ThaClown]

hehe come on guys, we all know OrigenAE is expencive...
It is a great build, did you do anything special to get that touchscreen to work?

Nice job (wish I had that case...)

 

[nicolas]

Yes, it is sadly very expensive but now I can say it worth every cent


ThaClown

Thanks ! only installing the drivers for the screen and some calibration ( pressing 4 points on the screen, thats all )

 

[Pirax]

is there any special software from Origen AE for the Touchscreen? Like showing fanspeeds or heat for example?